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MEMORY LESSONS 



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Books and Teaching; 
of the Bible 



Prepared by 
REV. CHARLES E. McKINLEY* 



ROCKVILLE, CONN. 

1899. 






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Copyright, 1800. by Thos. S. Pratt. 



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1 Explanatory. 

THESE LESSONS have been prepared by the 
pastor for use as Supplementary Lessons in 
the Bible school of the Union Congregational 
Church, Rockville, Conn. In the Primary Depart- 
ment the children are expected to learn the Twenty- 
third Psalm, the Ten Commandments (shortened 
form), the Beatitudes, the Lord's Prayer, and the 
Apostles' Creed. These lessons take this matter as 
a basis, and are designed to procure a fuller under- 
standing- of the things already learned, and to add 
much to the amount of thoroughly memorized know- 
ledge in the minds of the boys and girls in the 
school. The names of the books of the Bible should 
be carefully learned, and frequently called for in re- 
view ; the new passages of Scripture givento be mem- 
orized should be learned in the same thoroug-h way, 
and often reviewed ; attention should be g-iven to the 
verses that are quoted in answer to questions, so that 
in time they shall all become perfectly familiar, if not 
all completely memorized ; and occasional drill should 
be given on the names of men of the Bible, places 
mentioned, map exercises, etc. From five to ten min- 
utes given to this drill every Sunday will in a few 
years show great and lasting attainments in the 
Scriptures that are "able to make us wise unto sal- 
vation." 



PART ONE. 
THE BOOKS OF THE BIBLE. 



LESSON I. — Divisions and Classification. 

Old Testament Books : 

Ivaw, -- 5 

History, 12 

Poetry, 5 

Major Prophets, - 5 

Minor Prophets, 12 

Number of O. T. Books, - - 39 
New Testament Books : 

History — Gospels, ... - 4 

Acts, - 1 

Epistles— Pauline, 14 

General, - 7 

Prophecy, 1 

Number of N. T. Books, - - 27 

Number in the whole Bible, 66. 

LESSON II.— Books of Moses, also called the Law, or the 
Pentateuch. 

1. Genesis — tells of Beginnings of the World, 
Man, Sin, Salvation ; also of the Chosen People, the 
Jews. 

PERSONS — Adam, Noah Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, 
Joseph and his brethren, called the Patriarchs. 



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2. Exodus — tells of Redemption from bondage in 

Egypt. 

3. Leviticus — tells of the Giving- of the Law, 
through Moses the Eaw giver. 

4. Numbers — tells of the Numbering of the people 
and their Wanderings. 

5. Deuteronomy — the Second giving of the Law. 

LESSON III. Books of History. 

1. Joshua — tells of the Conquest of Canaan. 

2. Judges and Ruth — give stories from the early 
history of the people in Canaan. 

3. I and II Samuel, I and II Kings, land II Chron- 
icles — give the history of the kingdoms of Israel and 
of Judah. 

Persons — Samuel, Saul, David, Solomon, Elijah 
and Elisha. 

4. Ezra and Nehemiah — tell of the return from 
Capitivity. 

5. Esther— tells of a famous Queen. 

LESSON IV.— Books of Poetry. 

1. Job— tells of the Sufferings of Job and his 
Trust in God. 

2. Psalms — this is the Song or Hymn Book of the 
Jews. 

3. Proverbs — a collection of Wise Sayings. 

4. Ecclesiastes — a discourse on the Vanity of 
Earthly Things. 

5. The Song of Solomon— a Song of Faithful 
Eove. 



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LESSON V,— Books, of Prophecy, a. The Major 
Prophets. 

1. Isaiah — A book of the prophecies or sermons of 
the prophet Isaiah. 

2. Jeremiah- — A book of the prophecies or sermons 
of the prophet Jeremiah. 

3. Lamentations — A poetical lament over the de- 
struction of Jerusalem by Jeremiah. 

4. Ezekiel — A collection of prophecies by Lzekk-1 

5. Daniel — A book about Daniel and his Visions, 

LESSON VI. —Books of Prophecy, b. The Minor 
Prophets. 

These are called Minor Prophets because the books 
of their prophecies are so small. Learn their names 
as follows : 

Hosea, Joel, Amos, 
Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, 
Nahum, Habbakuk, Zephaniah, 
Hag-g-ai, Zechariah, Malachi. 

LESSON VII.— New Testament History. 

1. The Gospels— Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. 
Persons— Jesus Christ and the Twelve Apostles, 

Learn the names of the Twelve by twos as follows : 
Peter and Andrew. James and John. Philip and 
Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew. James, the 
son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, Simon and Judas 
Iscariot. See Matt. 10:2-5. 

2. The Acts — tells of the acts or deeds of the 
Apostles. 



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LESSON VIII.— The Pauline Epistles. 

1. The Four Great Epistles— Romans, I and II 
^Cofifitfei-ams, and Galatians. 

2. ^he Epistles written in prison — Ephesians, 
IPhilp plans, Colossians. 

3. St. Paul's earliest Episles — I and II Thessalo- 
mians. 

4. T*he Pastoral Epistles (personal letters) — I and 
II Timottiy, Titus and Philemon. 

•5. Hebrews. 

IcESSfiK IX.— The General Epistles. Revelation. 

'St. Fa^.r« Epistles were addressed to some partic- 
ular <chayrcfo or person ; the General Epistles were 
l writte"£ &sr the whole church, and therefore are called 
*Cat&elk r <tkat is, universal) or General. 

1, James — written by James, the Lord's brother. 
-See QaL 1:19. 

2, ! a&d II Peter— Written by the Apostle Peter. 

3, E, II and III John— Written by the Apostle 

-4. Jessie. 

!Dhe<3 me book of Prophecy in the New Testament 
is Reve&atioa, 



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LESSON X.— The Country of the Bible, or the Holy 
Land. 

1. Locate on the map : names of the land, Pales- 
tine, Judea, etc. 

2. River Jordan ; Dead Sea ; Sea of Galilee or 
Gennesaret. 

3. Mountains: Zion, Carmel, Tabor, Mount of 
Olives. 

4. Cities : Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Ca- 
pernaum, Bethsaida. 

5. Distances: From Jerusalem to Nazareth, 
about 65 miles ; from Jerusalem to Jericho about 15 
miles. The sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea, about 60 
miles in a direct line, but the Jordan is so winding- 
that its course is about 200 miles from one sea to the 
other. 



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PART TWO. 
OLD TESTAMENT TEACHINGS. 



LESSON XL — - What the Twenty-third Psalm Teaches 
about God. 

1. Repeat the Psalm. 

Psalm XXIII. 

The Lord is my shepherd ; I shall not want. 

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures ; 
he leadeth me beside the still waters. 

He restoreth my soul ; he leadeth me in the paths 
of rig-hteousness for his name's sake. 

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the 
shadow of death, I will fear no evil ; for thou 
art with me ; thy rod and thy staff they com- 
fort me. 

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence 
of mine enemies ; thou anointest my head with 
oil ; my cup runneth over. 

Surely g-oodness and mercy shall follow me all 
the days of my life and I will dwell in the 
house of the Lord forever. 

2. By what name is God called? The Lord. 

3. What is God to His people? A shepherd. 

4. What does he do for them? 
Answer in the words of the Psalm. 

5. What can we do for Him? 

Devote our lives to His service : " And I will dwell 
in the house of the Lord forever." 



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LESSON XII.— What the First Psalm Teaches about Man. 

1. Commit the Psalm to memory. 

Psalm I. 

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the coun- 
sel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of 
sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 
But his delight is in the law of the Lord ; and 
in his law doth he meditate day and night. 

And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers 
of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his 
season ; his leaf also shall not wither ; and 
whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. 

The ungodly are not so ; but are like the chaff 
which the wind driveth away. 

Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the 
judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of 
the righteous. 

For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous ; 
but the way of the ungodly shall perish. 

2. What company will a good man avoid? Verse 1. 

3. In what will he take pleasure? Verse 2. 

4. How shall he be blessed? Verse 3. 

5. What is said of the wicked? Verse 4 and 5. 
Why? Verse 6. 

LESSON XIII.— The Only God. 

1. Who gave the Ten Commandments? 
"God spake all these words."— Ex. 20:1. 

2. What is the first of the ten commandments? 
"Thou shalt have no other gods before me." 

Ex. 20:3. 

3. Is there any other God? 

"I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is 
is no God beside me." — Isa. 45:5. 



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4. Was there ever a time when God did not exist? 
" Thus saith the Lord, I am the first and I am 

the last." — Isa. 44:6. "Before the mountains were 
brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth 
and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, 
thou art God."— Ps. 90:2. 

5. What has God created? 

" In the beginning God created the heavens and 
the earth . " — Gen. 1.1. ■• Thou hast made heaven, 
the heaven of heavens, the earth and all things 
that are thereon, the seas and all that is in them, and 
thou preservest them all." — Neh. 9:6. 

LESSON XIV.— The Nature of God. 

1. What is the Second Commandment ? 

Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven 
image, or any likeness of any thing that is in 
heaven above or that is in the earth beneath, 
or that is in the water under the earth : thou 
shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve 
them : for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, 
visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the 
children unto the third and fourth generation of 
them that hate me ; and showing mercy unto 
thousands of them that love me, and keep my 
commandments. 

2. Why is God not like any image ? 
" God is a Spirit."— Jno. 4:24. 

3. What are idols ? 

" Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's 
hands."— Ps. 115:4. 

4. How is God described ? 

" Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, 



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the onl}" wise God, be honor and glory forever and 
ever."— I Tim. 1:17. 

" Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts : the whole 
earth is full of his glory." — Isa. 6:3. 

LESSON XV. -Honoring" God and His Day. 

1. What is the Third Commandment ? 

Thou shait not take the name of the Lord 
thy God in vain : for the Lord will not hold him 
guiltless that taketh his name in vain. 

2. How should men treat the name of God ? 
"Let them praise thy great and terrible name; 

for it is holy."— Ps. 99:3. 

3. What is the Fourth Commandment ? 

Remember the sabbath day to keep it holy. 
Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work: 
but the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord 
thy God : in it thou shalt not do any work, 
thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man- 
servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, 
nor thy stranger that is within thy gates : for in 
six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the 
sea, and all that in them is, and rested the sev- 
enth day : wherefore the Lord blessed the sab- 
bath day, and hallowed it. 

4. How should we use the Sabbath ? 

For worship: Remember the day, "to keep it 
holy." 

For rest : " In it thou shalt not do any work." 
For works of necessity : See Matt. 12:3-5. 
For works of mercy : See Matt, 12:10-13. 



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LESSON XVI.— Duties to Parents. 

1. What is the Fifth Commandment ? 

Honor thy father and thy mother : that thy 
days may be long- upon the land which the Lord 
thy God giveth thee. 

2. What promise does it contain ? 

3. What New Testament teaching confirms this ? 
" Children obey your parents in the Lord : for this 

is right."— Eph. 6:1. 

4. Whose teaching should children hear? 

" Hear, my sons, the instruction of a father. 

Prov. 4:1. 

5. What is said of a wise son ? 

"A wise son maketh a glad father : but a foolish 
son is the heaviness of his mother. — Prov. 10:1. 

LESSON XVII.— Three Great Sins Forbidden. 

1. What is the Sixth Commandment? 

" Thou shalt not kill." Revised Version : "Thou 
shalt do no murder.'' 

2. What does it forbid. 

Not only murder, but all murderous thoughts. 
See Mat. 5:21-24. 

3. What is the Seventh Commandment ? 
" Thou shalt not commit adultery." 

4. What does it forbid ? 

All impurity in thought as well as in act. 
See Mat. 5:27-32. 

5. What is the Eighth Commandment ? 
" Thou shalt not steal." 



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LESSON XVIIL— Duties to Neighbors. 

1. What is the Ninth Commandment ? 

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy 
neighbor. 

2. What should we always speak ? 

" Speaking- the truth in love." — Eph. 4:15. 
44 Lie not against the truth." — James 3:14. 

3. What is the Tenth Commandment ? 

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou 
shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his man- 
servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor 
his ass. nor anything- that is thy neighbor's. 

4. What is the right way to get things that we 
desire ? 

" If any will not work, neither let him eat."' 

II Thess. 3:10. 



LESSON XIX. -The Whole Duty of Man. 

1. What is the whole duty of man ? 

" Fear God and keep his commandments ; for this 
is the whole duty of man." — Eccl. 12:13. 

2. What does God require of us ? 

" He hath showed thee. O man. what is good : and 
what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, 
and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy 
God?"— Micah 6:8. 

3. What is the commandment of love to God ? 

44 Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine 
heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." 

Deut. 6:5. 



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4. What is the commandment of love to men ? 
"Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." 

Lev. 19:18. 

5. What did Christ say of these two command- 
ments ? 

" On these two commandments hangeth the whole 
law, and the prophets."— Matt, 22:40. 

" There is none other commandment greater than 
these."— Mark 12:31. 

6. W T hy is this true ? 

Because " love is the fulfilment of the law." 

Rom. 13:10. 

LESSON XX.— The Lord Our Keeper. 

1. Memorize Psalm 121. Revised Version. 

Psalm CXXI. 

I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains ; 

from whence shall my help come? 
My help cometh from the Lord, which made 

heaven and earth. 
He will not suffer thy foot to be moved : he that 

keepeth thee will not slumber. 
Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither 

slumber nor sleep. 
The Lord is thy keeper : the Lord is thy shade 

upon thy right hand. 
The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the 

moon by night. 
The Lord shall keep thee from all evil : he shall 

keep thy soul. 
The Lord shall keep thy going out and thy com- 
ing in from this time forth, and for evermore. 

2. The meaning of the first and second verses is 
that there is no help in the mountains, or anywhere 
on earth, but God is our helper. 



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3. Note what is promised in each verse, beginning- 
with the third. 

TOPICS FOR REVIEW. 

1. The Books of the Bible. 

2. Men of the Bible : the Patriarchs, the Prophets 
and the Apostles. 

3. The Ten Commandments. 

4. The First, Twenty-third and One Hundred 
Twenty-first Psalms. 

5. Other Scripture passages that have been mem- 
orized. 



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PART THREE. 
TEACHING OF JESUS CHRIST. 



LESSON XXL— What Jesus Said About God. 

1. By what name did Jesus teach us to know 
God? 

" Our Father in heaven.''— Matt. 6:9. 

2. What did he say of God's nature? 
" God is a Spirit."— John 4:24. 

3. How does St. John describe God? 

" God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.' 
"God is love." I John 1:5, 4:8. 

. 4. By what three-fold name does Jesus teach the 
three-fold nature of God? 

The name of the Father, and of the Son and of th e 
Holy Ghost."— Matt. 26:10. 

5. What special blessing- comes to us from each 
person of this Holy Trinity? 

"The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love 
of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost." 

II Cor.l3:14. 

LESSON XXII.— What Jesus Said About Himself. 

1. What did Jesus say of his relation to God the 
Father? 

"I and the Father are one."— John 10:30. "He 
that hath seen me hath seen the Father." — John 14:9. 



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2. What did Jesus say of his existence before he 
came into the world? 

" Verily, verily, I say unto you, before Abraham 
was, I am." — John 8:58. 

3. How does St. John explain this? 

"In the beginning- was the Word, and the Word was 
with God, and the Word was God." — John 1:1. 

4. What is the incarnation? 

The coming- of Christ in the flesh among- men. 
" And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among- us." 

John 1:14. 

5. What did Jesus say that God had done for him? 
" All thing-s have been delivered to me of my 
Father."— Matt. 11:27. " Neither doth the Father 
judg-e any man, but he hath g-iven all judg-ment unto 
the Son ; that all may honor the Son even as they 
honor the Father. He that honoreth not the Son, 
honoreth not the Father which sent him." 

John 5:22, 23. 

LESSON XXIII The Kingdom of God. Its Blessings. 

1. Repeat the Beatitudes. 

I. Blessed are the poor in spirit : for their's is 
the kingdom of heaven. 

II. Blessed are they that mourn : for they shall 
be comforted. 

III. Blessed are the meek : for they shall inherit 
the earth. 

IV. Blessed are they which do hung-er and thirst 
after rig-hteousness : for they shall be filled. 

V. Blessed are the merciful : for they shall 
obtain mercy. 

VI. Blessed are the pure in heart : for they shall 
see God. 



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VII. Blessed are the peacemakers : for they shall 
be called the children of God. 

VIII. Blessed are they which are persecuted for 
righteousness' sake : for their's is the kingdom 
of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall re- 
vile you, and persecute you, and shall say all 
manner of evil against you f alsely, for my sake. 
Rejoice and be exceeding- glad : for great is 
your reward in heaven : for so persecuted they 
the prophets which were before you. 

Matt. 5:3-12. 

2. What reason does Christ give for calling- the 
poor in spirit blessed? 

What reason is g-iven with each of the other Beati" 
tudes? 

LESSON XXIV.— The Kingdom of God. Its Duties. 

1. In what word does Jesus compare the members 
of his kingdom to salt and lig-ht? Learn Matt. 5:13-16. 

13 Ye are the salt of the earth : but if the salt have 

lost k its savour, wherewith shall it be salted ? 
it is thenceforth g-ood for nothing-, but to be 
cast out and trodden under foot of men. Ye 
are the light of the world. 

14 A city set on a hill cannot be hid. 

15 Neither do men light a lamp, and put it under 

the bushel, but on the stand : and it shineth 
unto all that are in the house. 

16 3£ven so let your light shine before men, tha 

they may see your good works, and glorify 
your Father which is in heaven. 

2. What does he say about the law? 

17 Think not that I came to destroy the law or the 

prophets : I came not to destroy, but to fulfil. 

18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and 

earth pass away, one jot or one tittle shall in 
no wise pass away from the law, till all things 
be accomplished. Matt. 5:17,18. 



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3. What about keeping- the commandments? 

Whosoever therefore shall break one of these 
least commandments, and shall teach men so, 
shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven : 
but whosoever shall do and teach them, he shall 
be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 

Matt. 5:19. 

4. What about our righteousness? 

For I say unto you, that except your righteous- 
ness shall exceed the righteousness of the 
scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter 
into the kingdom of heaven. -^Matt. 5:20. 

LESSON XXV. -Prayer. 

1. Repeat Christ's teaching- about prayer. 

But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thine 
inner chamber, and having shut thy door, pray 
to thy Father which is in secret, and thy Father 
which seeth in secret shall recompense thee. 

And in praying use not vain repetitions, as the 
Gentiles do : for they think that they shall be 
heard for their much speaking. 

Be not therefore like unto them : for your Father 
knoweth what things ye have need of, before 
ye ask him. — Matt. 6:6-8. 

2. Note what things he teaches us to pray for, and 
the order in which they come in the Lord's Prayer. 

After this manner therefore pray ye : Our Father 
which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 
Thy king-dom come. Thy will be done in earth, 
as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily 
bread. And forgive us our debts, as we we for- 
give our debtors. And lead us not into temp- 
tation, but deliver us from evil : For thine is 
the king-dom, and the power, and the glory, for 
ever. Amen.— Matt. 6:9-13. 



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3. Learn what he said about forgiving- when we 
pray. 

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your 
heavenly Father will also forgive you. 

But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, 
neither will your Father forgive your tres- 
passes. — Matt. 6:14, 15. 

LESSON XXVI.— The Way of Salvation. 

1. From what does Christ save men? 

" Thou shalt call his name Jesus, for it is he that 
shall save his people from their sins." — Matt. 1:21. 

2. For what reason did Christ come to save us? 

44 For God so loved the world that he gave his only 
begotten Son, that whosever believeth on him should 
not perish, but have eternal life." — John 3 : 16. 

3. How may we be saved? 

44 Repent ye, and believe the gospel." — Mark 1:15. 
44 He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life." 

John 3:36. 
44 Believe on the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be 
saved." — Acts 16:31. 

4. Is Christ able to save us all ?" 

44 Him that cometh tome, I will in nowise cast 
out." — John 6:37. 

44 Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord 
shall be saved." -Rom. 10:13. 



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LESSON XXVII.— Children of God. 

1. What did Jesus say about our relation to God 
and to one another ? 

" One is your Father, which is in heaven." " All 
ye are brethren."— Matt. 23:9, 8. 

2. How may we know that we are children of 
God? 

" The Spirit himself beareth witness with our spirit 
that we are children of God." — Rom. 8:16. 

3. By what parable did Christ show God's love for 
his children ? 

The parable of the Prodigal Son.— L,uke 15:11-32. 

4. By what parable did Christ show how we ought 
to love our f ellowmen ? 

The parable of the Good Samaritan. — Luke 10:30-37. 

5. What kind of men and women should God's 
children be ? 

" Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly 
Father is perfect."— Matt. 5:48. 

LESSON XXVIII. -How to toe a Disciple of Christ. 

1. What must the disciples of Christ do ? 

44 And he said unto all : If any man would come 
after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross 
daily, and follow me. For whosoever would save his 
life shall lose it ; but whosoever shall lose his life 
for my sake, the same shall save it." — L,uke 9:23, 24. 

2. Why should we be ready to give up everything 
else for Christ's sake ? 

" For what is a man profited, if he gain the 
whole world, and lose or forfeit his own self ? For 



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whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, 
of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when 
he cometh in his own glory, and the glory of the 
Father, and of the holy angels." — I>uke 9:25, 26. 

3. Who is the greatest in the kingdom of God ? 

" He that is greatest among you shall be your ser- 
vant." " Whosoever therefore shall humble himself 
as this little child, the same is the greatest in the 
kingdom of heaven."— Matt. 23:10; 18:4. 

4. How shall we prosper in the Christian life ? 

4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch can- 

not bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the 
vine ; so neither can ye, except ye abide in me. 

5 I am the vine, ye are the branches : He that abid- 

eth in me, and I in him, the same beareth 
much fruit : for apart from me ye can do noth- 
ing. 

6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a 

branch, and is withered ; and they gather 
them, and cast them into the fire, and they are 
burned. 

7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, 

ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done 
unto you. 

8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much 

fruit ; and so shall ye be my disciples. 

John 15:4-8. 

LESSON XXIX.— Heaven. 

1. What did Jesus say about Heaven ? 

"In my Father's house are many mansions; if it 
were not so I would have told you ; for I go to pre- 
pare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place 
for you, I come again, and will receive you unto my- 
self ; that where I am, there ye may be also." 

Jno. 14:2, 3. 



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2. Who are to enter heaven ? 

34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right 

hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit 
the kingdom prepared for you from the founda- 
tion of the world : 

35 For I tv as an hungr ed, and ye gave meat : I was 

thirsty, and ye gave me drink ; I was a stran- 
ger, and ye took me in ; 

36 Naked, and ye clothed me : I was sick, and ye 

visited me : I was in prison, and ye came unto 
me. 

37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, 

Ivord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed 
thee, or athirst, and gave thee drink ? 

38 And when saw we thee a stranger, and took thee 

in, or naked, and clothed thee ? 

39 And when saw we thee sick or in prison, and 

came unto thee ? 

40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, 

Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it 
unto one of these my brethren, even these 
least, ye did it unto me.— Matt. 25:34-41. 

3. Who are not to be given entrance ? 

41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, 

Depart from me, ye cursed, into the eternal 
fire which is prepared for the devil and his 
angels : 

42 For I was an hungered, and ye gave me no meat : 

I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink : 

43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in ; naked, 

and ye clothed me not ; sick and in prison, and 
ye visited me not. 

44 Then shall they also answer, saying, Lord, when 

saw we thee an hung red, or athirst, or a 
stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and 
did not minister unto thee ? 

45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily, I say 

unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not unto one 
of these least, ye did it not unto me. 

Matt. 25:41-45. 



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3. What are the issues of this separation of the 
righteous from the wicked ? 

"And these shall go away into eternal punish- 
ment : but the righteous into eternal life." 

Matt. 25:46. 

LESSON XXX.— The Holy Spirit. 

1. What promise did Christ give his disciples 
before his death ? 

" I will pray the Father, and he shall give you an- 
other Comforter, that he may be with you forever,, 
even the Spirit of truth." — Jno. 14:16. 

2. What is the Holy Spirit to do for Christ's 
disciples ? 

"But the Comforter, even the Holy Spirit, whom 
the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you 
all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I 
have said unto you." — Jno. 14:26. 

3. What is the Holy Spirit to do for the world ? 
"And he, when he is come, will convict the world 

in respect of sin, and of righteousness, and of judg- 
ment."— Jno. 16:8. 



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PART FOUR, 
TEACHING OF THE APOSTLES. 



LESSON XXXI. Love. 



1. Memorize I Cor. xiii. Revised Version. 

1 If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, 

but have not love, I am become sounding- brass, 
or a clanging- cymbal. 

2 And if I have the gift of prophecy, and know all 

mysteries and all knowledge : and if I have all 
faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not 
love, I am nothing-. 

3 And if I bestow all my g-oods to feed the poor, 

and if I give my body to be burned, but have 
not love, it profiteth me nothing. 

4 Love suffereth long, and is kind ; love envieth 

not ; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up. 

5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its 

own, is not provoked, taketh not account of 
evil. 

6 Rejoiceth not in unrighteousness, but rejoiceth 

with the truth. 

7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth 

all things, endureth all things. 

8 Love never faileth ; but whether there be proph- 

ecies, they shall be done away ; whether there 
be tongues, they shall cease ; whether there be 
knowledge, it shall be done away. 

9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. 

10 But when that which is perfect is come, that 

which is in part shall be done away. 

11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I felt as a 



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child, I thought as a child ; now' that I am be- 
come a man, I have put away childish things. 

12 For now we see in a mirror darkly ; but then face 

to face ; now I know in part ; but then shall I 
know even as also I have been known. 

13 But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three ; 

and the greatest of these is love. 

2. Love is better than what other things mentioned 
in verses 1-3. 

3. What is love ready to do? Verses 4-8. 

4. How do we know now, and how are we to know 
hereafter? Verses 9-12. 

5. What three things abide forever, and which is 
greatest? Verse 13. 

LESSON XXXIL— Sin and Repentance. 

1. What is sin? 

" Sin is lawlessness." " All unrighteousness is 
sin."— I John 3:4, 5:17. 

2. Who have sinned? 

" All have sinned, and fall short of the glory of 
God."— Rom. 3:23. 

3. What is the result or penalty of sin? 
" The wages of sin is death." — Rom. 6:23. 

4. What is it to repent of sin? 

" L,et the wicked forsake his way, and the unright- 
eous man his thoughts, and let him return unto the 
Lord, and he will have mercy upon him ; and to our 
God, for he will abundantly pardon." — Isa. 55:7. 

5. What promise is made to those who repent and 
confess their sins? 

" If we confess our sins, he is faithful and right- 



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eous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from 
all unrig-hteousness." — I John 1:9. 

LESSON XXXIIL- Faith, 

1. What besides repentance is necessary to salva- 
tion? Faith. 

" Repent ye, and believe the g-ospel." — Mark 1:15. 
" Believe on the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be 
saved." — Acts 16:31. 

2. How may we exercise faith? 

" Commit thy way unto the Ivord ; trust also in 
him."— Ps. 37:5. 

3. Of what value is our faith in God's sig-ht? 

" A man is justified by faith apart from the works 
of the law."— Rom. 3:28. 

4. How is true faith shown? 

By doing - g-ood. " Faith apart from works is dead." 

James 2:26. 

LESSON XXXIV.— The Church. 

1. What is a church? 

It is a body of people who are joined tog-ether by 
their common love for Christ. "Now ye are the 
body of Christ, and severally members thereof." 

" For in one Spirit were we all baptized into one 
body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or 
free."— I Cor. 12:27, 13. 

2. What relation does Christ bear to the church? 
"Christ also is head of the church. Christ also 

loved the church, and g-ave himself up for it ; that he 
mig-ht sanctify it, having- cleansed it by the washing- 
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church to himself a glorious church, not having- spot 
or wrinkle or any such thing ; but that it should be 
holy and without blemish."— Eph. 5:23, 25-27. 

3. What is the misson of the church on earth? 
"Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the 

nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father 
and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost ; teaching them 
to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you ; 
and lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the 
world."— Matt.28:19, 20. 

4. What did our Lord teach about the government 
of his church? 

" One is your Master, even Christ ; and all ye are 
brethren."— Matt. 23:8. 

5. What is the unity of the church? 

Christ prayed for his disciples " that they may all 
be one ; even as thou, Father, art in me, and I in 
thee, that they also may be in us." — John 17:21. St. 
Paul urges Christians to seek " to keep the unity of 
the Spirit in the bond of peace." — Eph. 4:3. 

LESSON XXXV.— The Members of the Church. 

1. Why should all who hope for eternal life 
through Christ unite with the church? 

" With the heart man belie veth unto righteous- 
ness, and with the mouth confession is made unto 
salvation." — Rom. 10:10. " Every one therefore who 
shall confess me before men, him will I also confess 
before my Father which is in heaven. But whoso- 
ever shall deny me before men, him will I' also deny 
before my Father which is in heaven." 

Matt.l0:32, 33. 



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2. How can one become a member of the church? 
By making- public confession of his faith in Christ, 

and taking- the covenant of the church. 

3. What is the covenant? 

It is a solemn pledg-e to g-ive one's self to the ser- 
vice of Christ " to walk in all his ways now known 
or hereafter to be made known to you," and "to 
share in the work and worship of the church, and 
walk in love and faithfulness with its members." 
" Come, and let us join ourselves to the I^ord in a 
perpetual covenant that shall not be forg-otten." 

Jer. 50:5. 

4. What is the fellowship of the church? 

" Ye are no more strang-ers and sojourners, but ye 
are fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the house- 
hold of God, being built upon the foundation of the 
apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the 
chief corner stone."— Eph. 2:19, 20. 

LESSON XXXVI. -Baptism. 

1. What commandments are given concerning- 
baptism? 

" Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in 
the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your 
sins; and ye fc shall receive the g-ift of the Holy 
Ghost."— Acts 2:38. 

" Go therefore, and make disciples of all the 
nations, baptizing- them into the name of the Father, 
and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost."— Matt. 28:19- 

2. What does baptism mean? 

" Arise and be baptized, and wash away thy sins." 

Acts 22:16- 



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3. What besides cleansing- from sin does baptism 
" into the name of the Father and of the Son and of 
the Holy Ghost " signify? 

It is a formal sign and declaration by God's Church 
that we are the children of God. 

4. Why should Christian parents have their child- 
ren baptized? 

" For to you is the promise, and to your children. " 

Acts 2:39. 

LESSON XXXVII — The Lord's Supper. 

1. ' How was the Lord's Supper instituted ? 

" The Lord Jesus in the night in which he was be- 
trayed took bread ; and when he had given thanks, 
he brake it, and said, This is my body, which is for 
you ; this do in remembrance of me." — I Cor. 11:23, 24. 

2. What is represented by the bread ? 

The body of Christ given in death for his disciples. 

3. What is represented by the cup ? 

" This cup is the new covenant in my blood." 

I Cor. 11:25. 
i 'This is my blood of the covenant which is shed 
for many unto remission of sins." — Matt. 26:28. 

4. Why should all Christians partake of the Lord's 
Supper ? 

"This do, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of 
me. For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink 
this cup, ye proclaim the Lord's death till he come. — 

I Cor. 11:25:26. 



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5. How should we partake of the Lord's Supper ? 

" Wherefore whosoever shall eat the bread or drink 
the cup of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of the 
body and blood of the Lord. But let a man prove 
himself, and so let him eat of the bread, and drink 
of the cup."— I Cor. 11:27, 28. 

LESSON XXXVIII. -What the Creed Says About God. 

1. That there is a God. " I believe in God." 

2. That God is a Father. " The Father." See 
Lesson XXI, 1. 

3. That God is Almighty. " God, the Father 
Almighty." See Lesson XIII. 

4. That God is the creator of all things. u Maker 
of heaven and earth." See Lesson XIII, 5. 

[Note. — The Apostles' Creed is the earliest formula 
for a confession of faith that has come down to us, 
and is the one creed or confession which is used by 
churches of every name, Catholic and Protestant. 
Ages of use have proved it to be the most widely 
acceptable statement of the essentials of the Chris- 
tian faith available.] 

LESSON XXXIX —What the Creed Says About Christ. 

1. That he is the Son of God and Lord of men. 
" And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord." 

2. That his birth was a miracle. " Who was con- 
ceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary." 

3. That he suffered and was put to death. " Suf- 
fered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and 
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4. That his death was complete, so that his spirit 
left the body and went to the place of departed 
spirits. This is the meaning- of the phrase, "He de- 
scended into hell " (or Hades), which is of ten omitted 
from the creed as likely to be misunderstood. 

5. That he rose from the dead. "The third day 
he rose again from the dead." 

6. That he ascended to his seat of honor and 
power on high. " He ascended into heaven, and 
sitteth at the right hand of God, the Father 
Almighty." 

7. That he is to come to judge both the living 
(quick) and the dead. "From thence he shall come 
to judge the quick and the dead." 

LESSON XL.— What the Creed Says About Other Things. 

1. Faith in the Holy Spirit. " I believe in the 
Holy Ghost." 

2. The Church, which is Holy because it is a com- 
munity of people who are consecrated to God, and 
Catholic because it is universal, one church for all 
the world. " The Holy Catholic Church, the com- 
munion of saints." 

3. " The Forgiveness of Sins." 

4. " The resurrection of the body " — not this mate- 
rial body, but a heavenly body ; " It is sown a natu- 
ral body, it is raised a spiritual body." — I Cor. 15:44. 

5. " And the life everlasting." 



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OUTLINE OF CONTENTS. 






Part One— The Books of the Bible. 

Lesson 

1. Divisions and Classification, - - - i 

2. Books of the Old Testament : 

The Pentateuch, ii 

Historical, ------ Hi 

Poetical, - iv 

Prophetical, -.-..- - - - v, vi 

3. Books of the New Testament : 

Historical, vii 

Epistles {a) Pauline, - - - - viii 

Epistles (b) General, ix 

The Revelation, ix 

4. The Land of the Bible, x 

Part Two — Old Testament Teachings. 

1. About God. 

The Lord our Shepherd, - xi 

The Only God, xiii 

The Nature of God, - - xiv 

Honoring- God, ------ xv 

The Lord our Keeper, - xx 

2. About Man. 

The Blessed Man, xii 

Duties to Parents, - xvi 

Duties to Neighbors, - xviii 



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3. About God's Law. 

Commandments Concerning God, xiii-xv 

Commandment Concerning- the Sab- 
bath, ----.-- xv 
Commandments Concerning Men, xvii, xviii 
The Whole Duty of Man, ... xix 

Part Three— Teaching of Jesus Christ. 

1. About God, ------ xxi 

2. About Himself, xxii 

3. About the Kingdom of God, - - xxiii, xxiv 

4. About Prayer, xxv 

5. About Salvation, - - - - xxvi 

6. About the Children of God, - - xxvii 

7. , About Disci pleship, - xxviii 

8. About Heaven, - xxix 

9. About the Holy Spirit, - - - - xxx 

Part Four— Teaching of the Apostles. 

1. About Love, xxxi 

2. About Sin and Repentance, - - xxxii 

3. About Faith, xxxiii 

4. About the Church. 

What the Church is, - xxxiv 

Its Members, - xxxv 

Baptism, ---.-- xxxvi 

The Lord's Supper, - . - xxxvii 

5. The Apostles' Creed. 

What the Creed says about God, - xxxviii 

What the Creed says about Christ, xxxix 
What the Creed says about other 

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